Windows at the Jennie Sealy Hospital in Galveston can withstand a 9-pound, 8-foot-long piece of 2x4 lumber flying at 54 miles per hour. Small gravel picked up by last May’s 100-mph derecho shattered ...

Owning a home in Texas comes with big responsibilities, especially when it comes to your roof. From scorching sun and high winds to hailstorms and hurricanes, roofs here take a serious beating. That’s ...

HOUSTON — A national watchdog safety group reports that Texas is near the bottom when it comes to storm protection. The Institute for Business and Home Safety said a lack of building codes is putting ...

After a successful pilot program, Austin has adopted AI-driven building permit software to speed up the building permitting process. The city tested Archistar’s AI eCheck system that allows applicants ...